Default Working Load Limits

The working load limits of tiedowns used for cargo securement on commercial motor vehicles may be determined by using either the tiedown manufacturer’s markings or by using the tables shown below.

Under U.S. federal regulations, the working load limits listed in the tables are to be used when the tiedown material is not marked by the manufacturer with the working load limit. Tiedown materials which are marked by the manufacturer with working load limits that differ from the tables will be considered to have a working load limit equal to the value for which they are marked.